computer-go: Reminder Gifu Challenge 2003 World Computer Go Championship

["Hiroshi Yamashita" <yss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear computer Go programmers,

This is a reminder that Gifu Challenge 2003 World Computer Go Championship
 will take place in Japan in 2nd and 3rd August 2003.

The application deadline is June 15th.
http://www.hiroshima-pu.ac.jp/~sasaki/cgf/

Current participants are

Program          Author 

Aya              Hiroshi Yamashita
Katsunari        Shinichi Sei
Martha           Ichiro Ujie 
Go++             Michael Reiss
HARUKA           Ryuichi Kawa
Karen's Whisper  Katsumi Kobayashi
KCC Igo          KCC Igo development team
Gorimutyu        Hiroyuki Nagayoshi

Application form is
http://www.hiroshima-pu.ac.jp/~sasaki/cgf/gifu2003/registratione.html
If you would like to participate in, please send this form to 
gifu2003-apply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

For details, refer to 
http://www.gifuit.com/igoe2003/

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Gifu Challenge 2003 World Computer Go Championship
(August 2nd-3rd, 2003, Ogaki City, Japan)

Sponsors: Gifu Prefecture 
          Ogaki City 
          Nihon Keizai Shimbun (NIKKEI) 
          Nihon Kiin 
          Softopia Japan 
          SIG of Game Informatics, Information Processing Society of Japan 
Organizers: Computer Go Forum (CGF) 
            Union of Gifu IT Venture 

[Terms of participation]
Following terms may be subjected to changes upon official release.

Requirements:
1) A computer go program written by yourself.
2) Deputy may(must) be present in case of the programmer 's absence.
3) No computer hardware will be supplied. You must bring your own computer.

Rules of the Championship:
1) All games will be played in Japanese rule.
2) The handicap(komi) will be 6.5 points.
3) Time limit for each player is 40 minutes. There will be no
 byo-yomi(overtime).
4) Your program must play the game according to the modified SGMP
 (Standard Go Modem Protocol) using RS-232C interface.
5) Games pairing and placing will be decided by a modified Swiss System.

Participation Fee: No fee will be charged.

Prizes of the Championship:
1st Place 300,000 Yen 
2nd Place 200,000 Yen 
3rd Place 150,000 Yen 
4th Place  80,000 Yen 
5th Place  50,000 Yen 
6th Place  30,000 Yen 

Schedule: August 2nd-3rd, 2003
Place: Softopia Hall, Softopia Japan, Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Regards,
Hiroshi Yamashita